Overclocking went exactly to plan: we know our 4770K cannot do more than 4.8GHz without overheating from the additional volts required to get to 4.9GHz and unsurprisingly we topped out at 4.8GHz on this motherboard. We needed 1.275 volts to achieve 4.8GHz which is a strong showing from this motherboard and we can see the 12 phase VRM doing its job. In reality the 12 phase VRM is massive overkill for Haswell CPUs because the VRM is controlled on-die but nonetheless it is great to have such a powerful overclocking motherboard. We also had a brief play around with our Devil’s Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU but our Core i7 4770K actually clocks higher than it. For some reason MSI’s core voltage readout seems to be dysfunctional in CPU-Z but we can assure you 1.275 volts were used and provided. We didn’t see any voltage droop issues when overclocking, we think MSI have fixed that issue since some reviewers noticed it at Z97 launch.
Meet the all-new Kraken 240 All-in-one Liquid CPU Cooler from NZXT is perfect for systems…
Designed in collaboration with Capcom, the Street Fighter 6 - Ryu edition E-ATX MasterBox TD500…
The TH V2 ARGB Sync AIO Liquid Cooler series is the next generation model of…
SKY TWO is the second generation of the SKY series which is part of the…
A new fighter joined the game. The Hyper 212 Halo now features an exclusive Street…
80 PLUS PLATINUM CERTIFIED - An efficient power supply reduces system energy use & thermal…